Legal Bill for Latham’s Homophobic Twitter Post to Cost $600,000

Latham’s tweet is about political rival Alex Greenwich, a prominent LGBTQI community advocate.

Former Labor leader Mark Latham speaks to media during a press conference in Bankstown, Sydney, Australia, Jan. 20, 2023. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

The cost of firebrand former Labor leader Mark Latham’s homophobic tweet about a political rival has more than tripled.

Independent NSW MP Alex Greenwich was awarded $140,000 in damages in September after he successfully sued the former federal opposition leader.